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- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue
You sometimes hear people say things like, "I believe in global warming" or "I don't believe in climate change." It seems odd to approach climate change in this way, as though it were a question of belief, like religion. Most of the time when we confront uncertainty in... View Details
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Evelyne White
instead Bookalokal can capture many midsized markets where it will confront fewer rivals, it will be in a strong position to eventually partner with big-city victors to create a shared platform that allows... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Exploring Global Business Practices
today’s classrooms reflect our global society. In the MBA Program, all students in the first year get hands-on exposure to organizations in emerging markets through the January module of the FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for... View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference
Carolyn Everson, Vice President of Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook. The highlight of this session was when Carolyn shared a story about how one day she received a fax from Pets.com, a company she had... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
Alumnae to Celebrate Official Launch of HBS Women’s Association The Harvard Business School Women’s Association (HBSWA) will host a Virtual Launch Celebration on Wednesday, June 12, to mark its official expansion as a nationwide HBS alumnae Shared Interest Group (SIG).... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Last July, the Alumni Board identified three issues of concern to both alumni and the School: continuing education, marketing HBS programs and other services to alumni, and club operations. The goal of the Board is to serve as the voice... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
amounts of internal energy go to 'making the quarter return' rather than serving the customer and building the future. Why did quarter returns develop in the first place?" Bill Hubbell added, "The market has many mechanisms to... View Details
- 19 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail
agreed, sharing the story of a woman whose luggage was lost on the eve of her husband's funeral. Staff at a local Nordstrom store responded by staying open so she could purchase a few outfits, and her family has been loyal to the retailer... View Details
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Who We Are | Research Associates
Who We Are Research Associates share a sense of intellectual curiosity, strong interpersonal skills, and proven abilities to analyze and problem-solve. Play Learn more about Research Associates at HBS video Play Video duration: 0:46... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Paid for Success: Options for Compensating CEOs
of these options the same. A fall in the market price leads to more options the following year for the same reason. But fixed number plans don't have this difficulty," Hall continues. "If CEOs succeed in raising the View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
apartment, a car, a boat—now has an easy way to advertise and share it. And anyone with the time and skills—driving, running errands—can find customers who need these services. But new research shows how online marketplaces can work in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
integration.” Within two years of buying out Zain, operating in Africa as Airtel, Bharti has added more than 14 million new mobile customers (for a current total exceeding 50 million), while investing approximately US$1 billion in network infrastructure. Some observers... View Details
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
quickly gained a 95% share of the tablet computer market and a big share of the public mind. But the iPad represented more than just an extremely successful product launch. It... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 30 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Deal
It's best to be nice when negotiating a business deal, but it's also OK to be aggressive in pursuing your interests—as long as you back up your position with facts. "If you're a seller and your price seems high, but it's justified in some way, with View Details
- 19 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 19
in a truck. The company's main products continued to be tomato-based, including a 40% share in the tomato paste and diced tomato market in 2013. Different from traditional manufacturing companies, Morning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm
boot camp, asking participants to break into pairs and have a conversation about the Indian wedding industry. “Everyone in India has experience with the wedding industry,” Koning says. “It’s a giant market and growing fast.” Before the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
huge inefficiency.” It was while attending HBS that Makarim formed Go-Jek, a more efficient ojek service that organized 20 or so drivers through a call center; he relied on word of mouth to market the idea to friends and relatives in a... View Details
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
In 2002, we carried out a two-stage research project in partnership with the market research company Research International/USA to find out how consumers in different countries value global brands. First, we conducted a qualitative study... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
MILLS: Many business leaders do not know enough about markets and business practices abroad. In his many years of teaching and research on the topic of leadership, HBS professor emeritus D. Quinn Mills developed a “natural concern” about... View Details
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
however, have been generated about the reasons why state-owned enterprises listed in stock markets manage to attract investors to buy their shares (and bonds). In this article, we examine this apparent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne